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The Agenda: School facility study contract, public records index and more

The Agenda: School facility study contract, public records index and more

Michele Ellson

Monday, Oct 7, 2013

For the week of October 7, 2013

OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION

The Open Government Commission meets at 7 p.m. Monday, October 7 in council chambers on the third floor of City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue.

On the agenda: The commission will receive a status update on efforts to implement a public records index that will list all of the city’s records and whether they are available to the public and will also discuss and comment on City Council agenda titles.

More information: An agenda and materials are available via the agenda page of the city’s website; the meeting will be televised live on Comcast cable channel 15 and AT&T channel 99 and webcast live on the city’s website.

YOUTH ADVISORY COMMISSION

The Youth Advisory Commission meets at 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 8 in Conference Room 360 on the third floor of City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue.

On the agenda: The commission will discuss the 2014 Teen Job Faire and topics of interest for 2014, and will also discuss a tobacco retail license opinion poll and receive a report on unexcused absences.

More information: An agenda and materials are available via the agenda page of the city’s website.

BOARD OF EDUCATION

The Board of Education meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 8 in council chambers on the third floor of City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue.

On the agenda: The board will install student board members; accept proclamations on Filipino American History Month and Disability Employment Awareness Month; receive a presentation on 10 Steps to Success; review the sufficiency of the district’s textbooks; consider approval of Superintendent Kirsten Vital’s recommended candidates for the Measure A Oversight Committee; consider approval of Quattrochi Kwok Architects as the firm that will conduct a facilities study for the school district; receive a presentation from Quattrochi Kwok Architects on the scope of work, timeline and cost of the study; and discuss potential expenditure reductions.

On the agenda: The board will receive reports on the Bay Area Bone and Joint Center and the hospital’s patient centered experience committee and will consider acceptance of the hospital’s unaudited August 2013 financial statements.

More information: An agenda and materials are available on the Alameda Hospital website; the meetings are videotaped and the recordings provided on the website.

AMERICA’S CUP AD HOC COMMITTEE

The America’s Cup Ad Hoc Committee meets at 6 p.m. Thursday, October 10 in Conference Room 391 on the third floor of City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue.

On the agenda: The committee will discuss its final America’s Cup recommendations and a presentation to the City Council.

More information: An agenda and materials are available via the agenda page of the city’s website.

RECREATION AND PARK COMMISSION

The Recreation and Park Commission meets at 7 p.m. Thursday, October 10 in council chambers on the third floor of City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue.

On the agenda: The commission will receive a presentation on a list of Alameda Point planning documents; elect a chair and vice chair; and consider requests for a letter to Senator Barbara Boxer regarding the General Services Administration’s planned use of eminent domain to take McKay Avenue in Alameda and also, for a park at the current Harbor Bay Club site.

More information: An agenda and materials are available via the agenda page of the city’s website; the meeting will be televised live on Comcast cable channel 15 and AT&T channel 99 and webcast live on the city’s website.

COMING UP

Planning Board, 7 p.m. Monday, October 14 in council chambers on the third floor of City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue. Agenda and materials

City Council, 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 15 in council chambers on the third floor of City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue. Agenda and materials

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